View Full Version : There have been some terrible NBA logos in the old days
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:12 AM
Can anyone guess who this belonged to?
https://i.ibb.co/NNdsbpF/Knicks-47-64.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:17 AM
How about this one?
https://i.ibb.co/q9Cz24R/Royals.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:19 AM
This should be easy.
https://i.ibb.co/MP6cvhq/Boston.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:21 AM
How could Milwaukee keep this one through 1993?
https://i.ibb.co/LnqZcTY/Bucks.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:23 AM
Denver Nuggets 1950
https://i.ibb.co/QQnJct0/Denver.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:25 AM
Fort Wayne Pistons 1942-1957
https://i.ibb.co/3N91MJh/Fort-Wayne.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:26 AM
St. Louis Hawks...needed some color.
https://i.ibb.co/2ZQ9yD7/Hawks.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:27 AM
:roll:
https://i.ibb.co/jhvsyZ6/Warriors.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:29 AM
Unchanged since their beginning.
https://i.ibb.co/h9bNzxB/Bulls.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:32 AM
https://i.ibb.co/mhbKmDY/Spurs.png
I actually liked this but it didn't make sense why they got colorful.
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:33 AM
https://i.ibb.co/DzHW893/T-Wolves.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:36 AM
Miami used this the one on the left up to 1999. I liked it better than their current.
https://i.ibb.co/SX4NWXn/Heat.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:41 AM
Lakers history
https://i.ibb.co/jyyrSGJ/Lakers.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:43 AM
Boston Celtics
https://i.ibb.co/ctBbLJh/Boston-Celtics.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:45 AM
https://i.ibb.co/yFBVqVg/Atlanta-Hawks.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:47 AM
I'd like to meet the person/s who approved Denver's first logo :roll:
https://i.ibb.co/YQn9tzs/Denver-Nuggets.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:49 AM
https://i.ibb.co/KKWSN8G/Dallas-Mavs.png
I really like their alternate logo below
https://i.ibb.co/1YgN5jC/Mavs-alt-logo.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:51 AM
https://i.ibb.co/dK1m6s5/Cleveland-Cavs.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:52 AM
Detroit got a bit wild in 1996
https://i.ibb.co/LQWb53g/Detroit-Pistons.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:53 AM
https://i.ibb.co/L9kd4f7/Golden-State.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:55 AM
https://i.ibb.co/NL89H0K/Houston.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:56 AM
https://i.ibb.co/xCMZv85/Indiana.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:57 AM
https://i.ibb.co/nPTPx4V/Clippers.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:58 AM
https://i.ibb.co/WVsdfXv/Memphis.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 10:59 AM
https://i.ibb.co/vJLykvw/Milwaukee.png
ShawkFactory
08-18-2023, 11:00 AM
Wow that old Pacers one is so bad :lol
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:00 AM
https://i.ibb.co/VMfVnDh/Minnesota.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:01 AM
I really like the Pelicans new logo
https://i.ibb.co/Ttnpsgd/New-Orleans.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:03 AM
https://i.ibb.co/9bCxXBR/New-York-Knicks.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:04 AM
https://i.ibb.co/Nnz4f5V/Thunder.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:05 AM
https://i.ibb.co/TRjN5Dn/Orlando-Magic.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:06 AM
https://i.ibb.co/cF0wCVB/Philadelphia-76ers.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:07 AM
https://i.ibb.co/KzHnnQk/Phoenix-Suns.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:07 AM
https://i.ibb.co/VCcXW9t/Portland.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:08 AM
https://i.ibb.co/pd5S65q/Sacramento.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:09 AM
https://i.ibb.co/4KRSyFF/San-Antonio.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:10 AM
https://i.ibb.co/2jcf4SL/Toronto.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:11 AM
https://i.ibb.co/BLtWMF3/Utah.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:12 AM
https://i.ibb.co/TwWL6Dn/Washington-Wizards.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:13 AM
https://i.ibb.co/YpL9JzZ/Old-logos-1.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 11:14 AM
https://i.ibb.co/5hT7hfz/Old-logos-2.png
TheMan
08-18-2023, 11:37 AM
Unchanged since their beginning.
https://i.ibb.co/h9bNzxB/Bulls.png
Perfect :bowdown:
Only thing that franchise got right besides drafting the GOAT
Cool thread OP, 5 stars :applause:
dankok8
08-18-2023, 11:43 AM
Late 90s and early 2000's had the best logos for my taste.
jayfan
08-18-2023, 11:49 AM
Good thread, OP. :applause:
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jayfan
08-18-2023, 11:54 AM
Perfect :bowdown:
Only thing that franchise got right besides drafting the GOAT
Yep, gotta hand it to the Bulls here. Yes, because the logo is perfect. But even more-so, because they have resisted fiddling with it in spite of its perfection. We see change for the sake of change all the time.
ArbitraryWater
08-18-2023, 12:10 PM
These are amazing lol
ArbitraryWater
08-18-2023, 12:13 PM
I'd like to meet the person/s who approved Denver's first logo :roll:
https://i.ibb.co/YQn9tzs/Denver-Nuggets.png
https://i.ibb.co/dK1m6s5/Cleveland-Cavs.png
Detroit got a bit wild in 1996
https://i.ibb.co/LQWb53g/Detroit-Pistons.png
https://i.ibb.co/NL89H0K/Houston.png
How dumb do you have to be to change these great logos
ArbitraryWater
08-18-2023, 12:13 PM
https://i.ibb.co/nPTPx4V/Clippers.png
https://i.ibb.co/VMfVnDh/Minnesota.png
and these two
jayfan
08-18-2023, 12:25 PM
https://i.ibb.co/NL89H0K/Houston.png
The Rockets logo & uniform overhaul right after winning back-to-back championships was both the worst, and the worst idea, ever.
WhiteKyrie
08-18-2023, 01:29 PM
Miami used this the one on the left up to 1999. I liked it better than their current.
https://i.ibb.co/SX4NWXn/Heat.png
Black and Orange was better. They tried imitating the Bulls popularity.
WhiteKyrie
08-18-2023, 01:31 PM
Perfect :bowdown:
Only thing that franchise got right besides drafting the GOAT
Cool thread OP, 5 stars :applause:
Trading for Pippen
And drafting D-Rose
To be fair.
Wally450
08-18-2023, 01:38 PM
Boston Celtics
https://i.ibb.co/ctBbLJh/Boston-Celtics.png
Celtics have gone to the white Lucky on the court. I wonder if they're planning something in the near future for the team.
TheMan
08-18-2023, 02:19 PM
Trading for Pippen
And drafting D-Rose
To be fair.
Fair enough, Bulls fan here BTW
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 02:40 PM
The Rockets logo & uniform overhaul right after winning back-to-back championships was both the worst, and the worst idea, ever.
I agree. I loved those old championship seasons uniforms the best.
https://i.ibb.co/x2LvT8D/Rockets-unis.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 02:44 PM
If you're interested, the website has tons of good stuff for all sports.
Here's the link https://www.sportslogos.net/
https://i.ibb.co/L15YXQz/Chris-Creamers.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:00 PM
This logo rabbit hole goes deep. Clicking on teams that are no longer in existence shows even more. Here's a few.
https://i.ibb.co/L81CkMc/New-Jersey-Nets.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:02 PM
https://i.ibb.co/P44m8Dp/Seattle.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:04 PM
https://i.ibb.co/k3JbVyF/Buffalo-Braves.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:06 PM
https://i.ibb.co/xg7yjXm/San-Diego-Clippers.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:07 PM
https://i.ibb.co/9g5hMQP/St-Louis-Hawks.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:09 PM
How in the world did anyone ever think this one was a good idea?
https://i.ibb.co/3M1D9GF/Cincinnati-Royals.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:11 PM
As a native Chicagoan, everything about this one rubs me the wrong way.
https://i.ibb.co/MNsxKhB/Chicago-Packers.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:12 PM
https://i.ibb.co/9rTz4SX/Baltimore-Bullets.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:15 PM
https://i.ibb.co/Y2KC00R/NBA-Finals-1.png
https://i.ibb.co/ykWX3ZX/NBA-Finals-2.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:19 PM
https://i.ibb.co/3fRPgRv/All-Star-Game-1.png
https://i.ibb.co/VTXP3jV/All-Star-Game-2.png
https://i.ibb.co/dLP10LK/All-Star-Game-3.png
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:20 PM
https://i.ibb.co/TB97G7k/NBA-Primary-logo.png
They changed the font on the Jerry West logo.
RogueBorg
08-18-2023, 03:22 PM
https://i.ibb.co/DpCdk6R/NBA-Anniversary-logos.png
I despise the Rockets cartoon uniform. God the mid-90's were so garish. Glad to see a more basic traditional style coming back.
I mean WTF. Pistons in some light blue color. Dinosaurs. Crazy bears. Sonics with barely any yellow. Same with Warriors.
/and I'm old. I watched all that stuff. Didn't realize how ugly it was at the time
theman93
08-18-2023, 06:19 PM
https://i.ibb.co/TRjN5Dn/Orlando-Magic.png
Orlando with a grotesque downgrade in 2010. I loathe our current logo. The 90's and 00's logos were awesome...I hope they go back.
ShawkFactory
08-18-2023, 06:44 PM
Orlando with a grotesque downgrade in 2010. I loathe our current logo. The 90's and 00's logos were awesome...I hope they go back.
Every logo and jersey across most sports have gone cookie-cutter and I don’t get it. Just off the top of my head the Nuggets, Hawks, Pacers, Raptors, and Wizards all have the same thing pretty much.
And the other ones that aren’t all the same are more boring versions of what they’ve been.
Full Court
08-18-2023, 11:14 PM
How about this one?
https://i.ibb.co/q9Cz24R/Royals.png
By far the worst one ever right there.
It looks like they used Axe's face for their logo.
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FxYGudRU 28WZcQ%2Fgiphy.gif&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=a0b1dfc0ab2c59940fa11cc28ee657d99abbf956bb9338 5350f53a8f7812b06e&ipo=images
SouBeachTalents
08-18-2023, 11:35 PM
Every logo and jersey across most sports have gone cookie-cutter and I don’t get it. Just off the top of my head the Nuggets, Hawks, Pacers, Raptors, and Wizards all have the same thing pretty much.
And the other ones that aren’t all the same are more boring versions of what they’ve been.
The worst to me is the Super Bowl logo. They came up with a really cool and unique design every year, then starting in 2010 they just started doing the same exact bland logo every year.
How in the world did anyone ever think this one was a good idea?
https://i.ibb.co/3M1D9GF/Cincinnati-Royals.png
That team logo from '57-71 certainly looks like the braindead mongoloid from above the poster above me.
https://media.tenor.com/myevuqVMK6cAAAAC/nope-oh-god.gif
Jasper
08-19-2023, 09:59 AM
these logo's are historic , because it shows the transformation of each franchise.
/
Wally450
08-19-2023, 05:48 PM
Those 2000s Finals logos are a thing of beauty.
Full Court
08-19-2023, 07:37 PM
That team logo from '57-71 certainly looks like the braindead mongoloid from above the poster above me.
https://media.tenor.com/myevuqVMK6cAAAAC/nope-oh-god.gif
Autistic stinky kid in a bitch fit.
Mission accomplished. :roll:
https://i.ibb.co/Y2KC00R/NBA-Finals-1.png (https://i.ibb.co/JmpGnKz/IMG-20230528-095117.jpg)
https://i.ibb.co/ykWX3ZX/NBA-Finals-2.png
2003 looks dull in here.
ArbitraryWater
08-19-2023, 09:18 PM
https://i.ibb.co/Y2KC00R/NBA-Finals-1.png
https://i.ibb.co/ykWX3ZX/NBA-Finals-2.png
2001-2002, 2004-2006, 2010-2017 = peak
bison
08-21-2023, 12:44 AM
Some of the vintage ones are cool but the best seem to be from the 80s and 90s. Old logos had charm and character. A lot of current nba logos feel sterile and corporate, particularly cavs, clippers, nuggets and rockets.
JohnMax
08-21-2023, 01:33 AM
https://i.ibb.co/dK1m6s5/Cleveland-Cavs.png
So the Cavs conveniently have gold around their logo the year they won the championship.
I knew this shit was planned in advance. Fake ass scripted American sports.
MrFonzworth
08-21-2023, 03:04 AM
Unchanged since their beginning.
https://i.ibb.co/h9bNzxB/Bulls.png
GOAT Logo for sure.
RogueBorg
08-21-2023, 01:03 PM
https://i.makeagif.com/media/6-06-2015/0ywdBc.gif
RogueBorg
08-21-2023, 01:05 PM
https://youtu.be/FvNDQkcqkfU
https://youtu.be/cTsGSDexvH0
Full Court
08-21-2023, 07:39 PM
https://youtu.be/FvNDQkcqkfU
https://youtu.be/cTsGSDexvH0
How can anyone not be a Bulls fan?
(besides Bronie fluffers)
snipes12
08-21-2023, 07:48 PM
Dont forget , miami heat's in the air tonight
And the mavericks all of the lights
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